My fourth child, a beautiful sweet baby girl, Lyra Noelle, was placed into our arms last October. I was so relieved labor was over, yet one look in her tiny face told me something was different from my other children. “Down Syndrome” were the two words not yet spoken by anyone in the delivery room, […]
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WakeMed Mothers’ Milk Bank – Expanding to Meet Critical Needs
Fragile newborns need the best possible nutrition to grow and develop into healthy infants. A mother’s breast milk is best, but many times critically ill and premature babies can’t breastfeed, and their mothers are frequently unable to pump enough milk for them. Dr. Jonathan Seigel is a neonatologist and medical director of WakeMed Mother’s Milk Bank. According to […]
WakeMed Milk Mothers’ Bank Finds New Home at WakeMed Cary Hospital
WakeMed Cary Hospital is proud to welcome the WakeMed Mothers’ Milk Bank to their newly renovated location within the hospital. The milk bank’s new address and phone number are as follows: WakeMed Mothers’ Milk Bank WakeMed Cary Hospital 1900 Kildaire Farm Road Cary, NC 27518 919-350-8599 The WakeMed Mothers’ Milk Bank is one of only […]
Banking Milk, Saving Lives
Many new mothers might think that their own breast milk and formula are the only two choices when it comes to feeding their newborn babies. But thanks to the WakeMed Mothers’ Milk Bank, and only 14 other milk banks in the United States, donated breast milk presents a third option for newborn and infant nutrition. […]
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